Pokemon GO: How To Beat Leader Sierra (Counters and Strategy)

Team GO Rocket’s leaders are among the most difficult non-player trainers to face in Pokemon GO. Sierra, a user of powerful and dangerous Pokemon, is one of these leaders.

FIRST POKEMON: Carvanha

• Water / Dark-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Bug, Fairy, Grass, Fighting-type moves
• Resistant to Steel, Ghost, Water, Ice, Dark, Psychic, Fire

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Machamp – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Raikou – Volt Switch / Wild Charge
• Sirfetch’d – Counter / Close Combat
• Zapdos – Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt

SECOND POKEMON: Hippowdon, Porygon-Z, or Mismagius

Hippowdon

• Ground-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Grass, Ice, Water-type moves
• Resistant to Electric, Rock, Poison

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Galarian Darmanitan – Ice Fang / Avalanche
• Kingler – Bubble / Crabhammer
• \Kyogre – Waterfall / Hydro Pump
• Roserade – Razor Leaf / Solar Beam
• Black Kyurem – Dragon Tail / Blizzard

Porygon-Z

• Normal-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Fighting-type moves
• Resistant to Ghost

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Lucario – Counter / Aura Sphere
• Conkeldurr – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Breloom – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Machamp – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Blaziken – Counter / Focus Blast

Mismagius

• Ghost-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Dark, Ghost-type attacks
• Resistant to Normal, Fighting, Bug, Poison

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Mega Houndoom – Snarl / Foul Play
• Tyranitar – Bite / Crunch
• Weavile – Snarl / Foul Play
• Darkrai – Snarl / Shadow Ball
• Mega Gyarados – Bite / Crunch

THIRD POKEMON: Flygon, Houndoom, or Walrein

Flygon

• Ground / Dragon-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Dragon, Fairy, Ice-type moves
• Resistant to Electric, Rock, Poison, Fire

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Galarian Darmanitan – Ice Fang / Avalanche
• Black Kyurem – Dragon Tail / Blizzard
• Mamoswine – Powder Snow / Avalanche
• Weavile – Ice Shard / Avalanche
• Glaceon – Frost Breath / Avalanche

Houndoom

• Dark / Fire-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Ground, Fighting, Rock, Water-type moves
• Resistant to Ghost, Steel, Ice, Dark, Fire, Psychic

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Lucario – Counter / Aura Sphere
• Rampardos – Smack Down / Rock Slide
• Kingler – Bubble / Crabhammer
• Therian Landorus – Rock Throw / Earth Power
• Conkeldurr – Counter / Dynamic Punch

Walrein

• Ice / Water-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Fighting, Electric, Rock, Grass-type attacks
• Resistant to Ice, Water

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Aggron – Smack Down / Stone Edge
• Armaldo – Fury Cutter / Rock Blast
• Mamoswine – Mud Slap / Stone Edge
• Cradily – Bullet Seed /  Grass Knot
• Roserade – Bullet Seed / Grass Knot